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Parallax method is based on which of the following principle?

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Disparity
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Lutz Kelker bias
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Trilateration
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Triangulation
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Solution

The correct option is D Triangulation
Distance measurement by parallax is a special case of the principle of triangulation, which states that one can solve for all the sides and angles in a network of triangles if, in addition to all the angles in the network, the length of at least one side has been measured. Thus, the careful measurement of the length of one baseline can fix the scale of an entire triangulation network. In parallax, the triangle is extremely long and narrow, and by measuring both its shortest side (the motion of the observer) and the small top angle (always less than 1 arcsecond leaving the other two close to 90 degrees), the length of the long sides can be determined.

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